Fosters the professional development needed to transition into the health and public health professions. Enrichment activities include diversity training, presentation skills training, career planning, and developing an online portfolio. (S-U)

Credits: 1 to 4; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: Health education and behavior majors, junior or senior standing, HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C, and faculty member or program coordinator permission.

Supervised program of study to investigate problems significant to health professions.

Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 16 credits. Prereq: Health education and behavior majors, junior or senior standing, HSC 3032 with minimum grade of C, and faculty member or program coordinator permission.

Explores an area of interest in health research or the delivery and/or administration of health services through first-hand, supervised research experience.

Special project leading to the distinction of magna or summa cum laude at graduation. The project can be any creative work that focuses on a specific topic or issue in the health professions. The student develops an outline of the special project prior to project initiation and produces a final paper at project completion. The paper must be approved by the program and dean's office for the student to graduate magna or summa cum laude.

Surveys major environmental health topics by examining sources, routes, media, and health outcomes associated with biological, chemical, and physical agents in the environment. Introduces the economic and legal frameworks associated with environmental health issues and public health.

Certain courses are approved for multiple Gen Ed categories; for example, a course may count as C or H. Students can count a Gen Ed course toward one category only, except for D and N credits, which must be earned concurrently with a category other than D or N; for example, C or H, and D. Courses cannot count for both D and N.